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Birth of John Polkinghorne
Birth date and location of John Polkinghorne
Oct 16 1930/Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom -
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Timespan of Books Created
Dr. Polkinghorne authored 34 books, translated into 18 languages; 26 concerning science and religion -
Made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Polkinghorne was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997 for distinguished service to science, religion, learning, and medical ethics. -
Authored "Science and Theology"
Authored by John Polkinghorne; he provides an overview of a multitude of complex physics-type subjects and shows how religion can grow with them. He also shares potential insight with theology, creation, nature of knowledge, human and divine identity, and agency. Polkinghorne, John Charlton. Science and Theology an Introduction. SPCK, 1998. -
Awarded Templeton Prize
John Polkinghorne was awarded the 2002 Templeton Prize for exceptional contributions to affirming life's spiritual dimension -
Authored "Questions of Truth"
John Polkinghorne and Nicholas Beale. for which is a former student, authored a book that stemmed from an AMA event. The book covers consists of 7 main topics which then branch off into further related content. Those 7 are:
Leading questions
The Concept and Existence of God:
The Universe
Evolution
Evil
Human Being
Religion Polkinghorne, J. C., and Nicholas Beale. Questions of Truth: Fifty-One Responses to Questions about God, Science, and Belief. Westminster John Knox Press, 2009. -
John Polkinghorne - Why is the Quantum so Mysterious? "Interview"
Video Link
I found this extremely intriguing. Definitely, worth a watch, I'd love go to one of his seminars.